About Dhanuki Village

Dhanuki is a small village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 226 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanuki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Phulwari
Pincode	801505
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	406
Male Population	226
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	796
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanuki compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuki is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Dhanuki

Dhanuki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanuki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanuki from other places

Dhanuki lies about 12 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 3.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhanuki
Nearest railway station	Ganpura	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulwari	7.5 km
Nearest town	Phulwari Sharif	7.6 km
District headquarters	Patna	12 km

Villages closest to Dhanuki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulwari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhanuki

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuki village had a population of 406. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Dhanuki village has 226 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuki has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Dhanuki is 801505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanuki covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanuki falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanuki is Ganpura, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanuki.

Dhanuki is about 12 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanuki is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Ganpura is about 3.5 km away. Phulwari is about 7.5 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.